Peat Burns Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 I had an hour to spare today and decided to do a quick prep on a partially enrolled Flexicalymene retrorsa minuens that I got last month from St. Leon, Indiana. I have a number of these packed away as specimens for science, so I convinced myself it was ethically okay to go Moroccan on this one and build a fake pedestal on some matrix from the site to make it easier to handle and more aesthetic to display (as you can see, it was loose from the matrix when found). I used a pin vice, air abrasion, and a light coat of Butvar (to help prevent the exoskeleton from popping off). I didn't take great pains to make it perfect, obviously "Before photo": After photos: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 http://www.thefossilforum.com/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=393425 I posted this PDF on enrollment yesterday . You might like this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 1 minute ago, doushantuo said: http://www.thefossilforum.com/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=393425 Thanks for this, doushantuo. Rock enroll! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 BTW,almost forgot the prepping of this one is totally awesome. Great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 34 minutes ago, doushantuo said: BTW,almost forgot the prepping of this one is totally awesome. Great work. Thanks very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Love it! Looks really nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 37 minutes ago, FossilDudeCO said: Love it! Looks really nice! Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Hi, Marvelous job ! Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Well done, Sir! Very nice. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 You do fine work! ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 The Moroccan "artists" would be proud! Expect a job offer very soon! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 8 hours ago, Coco said: Hi, Marvelous job ! Coco 5 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Well done, Sir! Very nice. Regards, 5 hours ago, Kane said: You do fine work! Thank you, everyone, for the kind words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 5 hours ago, Darktooth said: The Moroccan "artists" would be proud! Expect a job offer very soon! Bahahaha! Maybe I can sell N. American "fossils" (art) in Morocco. "Payback is a *****" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 19 minutes ago, Peat Burns said: Bahahaha! Maybe I can sell N. American "fossils" (art) in Morocco. "Payback is a *****" I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Claw Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 What abrasive did you use and what pressure setting? Looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 17 minutes ago, Fossil Claw said: What abrasive did you use and what pressure setting? Looks awesome! Thanks! I used aluminum oxide at 50 PSI. Probably way too aggressive a medium to use for a serious prep, though. I'd probably go with something like dolomite if I was doing it right 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Beautiful preparation. I'm going to nerd out on the enrollment paper now... Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Claw Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Peat Burns said: Thanks! I used aluminum oxide at 50 PSI. Probably way too aggressive a medium to use for a serious prep, though. I'd probably go with something like dolomite if I was doing it right Hmmm. Looks snarge good for "too aggressive" How does it look under magnification? Dolomite takes for ever on st. Leon and Cincinnati material. If aluminum oxide looks that good maybe I should switch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 35 minutes ago, Ptychodus04 said: Beautiful preparation. I'm going to nerd out on the enrollment paper now... Thanks Ptychodus04 (and I "nerded out" on that paper, too ). 1 minute ago, Fossil Claw said: Hmmm. Looks snarge good for "too aggressive" How does it look under magnification? Dolomite takes for ever on st. Leon and Cincinnati material. If aluminum oxide looks that good maybe I should switch. Thanks. To be honest it made the exoskeleton slightly duller than the original condition. That might be rectified if you play with the pressure. I got as much of the matrix off that I could with the pin vice before I applied abrasion to reduce amount of time under the abrasive. The light coat of Butvar (Vinac works fine, too -- I just have a huge reservoir of Butvar that I use for bones, so I use that) seemed to mask the slight dulling caused by the abrasion, though. Maybe do a test on some trilobits and see what you think . Are you a fellow Dry Dredger member? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Claw Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Yes, I am. Will you be at Geo fair this weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Fossil Claw said: Yes, I am. Will you be at Geo fair this weekend? Unfortunately, no, and living so far away from Cincy, I never make the meetings either. But I do go on a lot of the field trips. It is such a fantastic group of people. I belong to a number of clubs, and the folks down there are the nicest, most welcoming bunch. Bob B. has been especially nice as well as Bill H. and Jim Cox. I'm glad to hear you are a member (I was going to recommend them if you weren't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Wow, stunning result! John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 8 hours ago, JohnBrewer said: Wow, stunning result! Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmshoemaker Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 What did you use for the artificial part of the pedestal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 7 hours ago, Lmshoemaker said: What did you use for the artificial part of the pedestal? I used PaleoSculp, but any two part epoxy stuff that you knead together like clay would work (available at hardware store). After i molded the pedestal and attached the fossil (and before the paleosculp hardened), I moistened the paleosculp and sprinkled powder I made from the matrix on to it so it would match the color and texture. To get the matrix powder, I rubbed some matrix on coarse sandpaper. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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